iCreate - UK (2019-09)

Verdict

Reviews

Import your tracks

The app will scan your library and

categorise your tunes, making them

easy to find and import

Cue the music

You can zoom right in on the waveform

to help you seamlessly mix in the next

track of your playlist

Add in the FX

Tapping the ‘FX’ button allows you

to make adjustments to the track

components and change the sound

“Tinker and

adjust the

components of

your favourite

songs”

Undoubtedly a great tool for polishing tunes and showcasing

your DJ skills but, as Apple Music subscribers, our enjoyment

was a little too short-lived.

Requirements

iOS 11.2 or later • 87.3MB

Learn more

pacemaker.net

Available from

AppStore

Remixing songs is a lucrative business that
can either be masterful or a piss-take. On the one
hand it can enhance and mould a mainstream track
for a more dance-orientated market; on the other it
can mean throwing all of the original aspects in the
bin and creating a track that is the same in name
only. For evidence of this, listen to the majority of
the Depeche Mode remixes. Pacemaker is a free
app that lets you tinker and adjust the components
of your favourite songs by ramping up the reverb,
tinkering with the treble, etc, and putting together
playlists in one continuous sound splurge.
The results can be very satisfying and can
be shared with an enthusiastic community
online. The main drawback, however, is that it
is very Spotify-centric with no Apple Music
compatibility at all currently. And most of the
tracks in our library were DRM-protected and

so not usable. Ultimately a Spotify subscription

is vital if you are to get enjoyment from this app.

There is, of course, a sample playlist available

for you to practise on and by toying with this

you can get a good feel for the quality of the

functions on display here. The interface is

lovely to use, with simple touch-tools for

applying effects and queuing up the next track.

Tapping the ‘+’ icon allows you to add in extra

tracks, and the app does a fine job of breaking

them down into categories so you can easily

find the style of music you want to add into

your mix.

Certainly if Apple Music was embraced then

we’d have no hesitation in recommending this

to anyone eager to add fresh zest to their music,

but as many of us can only afford one streaming

service it’s just a little too limited for many.

Pacemaker –

AI DJ App

Free

Image credits: Pacemaker Music AB